London Book Award Nomination Tiffany Murray: '[on Diamond Star Halo] Raised in rural Monmouthshire, she grew up at the legendary Rockfield Studios, where her father was a producer and her mother the resident cook. In lesser hands, Murray's ensemble of eccentrics might have grown tiresome. It's testament to her talents that she has transformed this material into something more substantial. Thanks to Halo's presence, a tender coming-of-age story captures the ordinary pangs of growing up in unusual circumstances.'

The Independent: “The mixed blessings of growing up in the 1970s have been the subject of many memorable novels, but Tiffany Murray's new book is one of the few to give the adjective "kooky" back its good name. Unlike other veterans of the era, Murray hasn't had to look far for inspiration. Raised in rural Monmouthshire, she grew up at the legendary Rockfield Studios, where her father was a producer and her mother the resident cook. In lesser hands, Murray's ensemble of eccentrics might have grown tiresome. It's testament to her talents that she has transformed this material into something more substantial. Thanks to Halo's presence, a tender coming-of-age story captures the ordinary pangs of growing up in unusual circumstances.”

Described by the Guardian as “The Glam Rock Dodie Smith”, Tiffany Murray is a Welsh-born writer who graduated from New York University and the University of East Anglia where she also taught. Diamond Star Halo is her second novel. Her first, Happy Accidents, was published in 2004.